{"id":31849,"date":"2025-03-18T12:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=31849"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:56:51","slug":"seventy-five-pylusd-high-school-students-recognized-as-2025-orange-county-artist-of-the-year-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=31849","title":{"rendered":"Seventy Five PYLUSD High School Students Recognized as 2025 Orange County Artist of the Year Nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Orange County Register has recently announced the 2025 nominees for its annual Artist of the Year awards. Each nominee has been recognized in one of several artistic disciplines, including fine arts, dance, film and television, theater arts, media arts, instrumental music, and vocal music. This year, a total of 75 high school students from the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) have received nominations across all seven categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A record number of 932 students from 82 high schools and arts organizations throughout Orange County have been nominated by their teachers and private instructors in recognition of their exceptional artistic abilities. Following the nomination process, a panel of arts educators will conduct in-person interviews to select the semi-finalists for the Artist of the Year awards. The list of semi-finalists is scheduled for publication on Sunday, April 20, followed by the announcement of finalists on Sunday, April 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The district extends its congratulations to all PYLUSD students who have been recognized for their dedication and artistic achievements. Their names and respective schools are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dance (3)<\/strong><br>Samantha Medina, Valencia High School<br>Megan Park, Valencia High School<br>Naina Brar, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Film and TV (10)<\/strong><br>JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School<br>James Conlee, El Dorado High School<br>Josh Eady, El Dorado High School<br>Claire Ng, El Dorado High School<br>Zoey C. Rodriguez, El Dorado High School<br>River Santiago, El Dorado High School<br>Sophia Smith, El Dorado High School<br>Autumn Treister, El Dorado High School<br>Cody Gooch, Valencia High School<br>Skylar Snyder, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fine Arts (20)<\/strong><br>Lynx Adawag, El Dorado High School<br>Zachary Encarnacion, El Dorado High School<br>Layla Houk, El Dorado High School<br>Madison Justine Huang, El Dorado High School<br>Nadeen Jaridly, El Dorado High School<br>Joshua Jaesung Lee, El Dorado High School<br>Erik Lenz, El Dorado High School<br>Robin (Melanie) Lourdes Leon, El Dorado High School<br>Abbey Lucas, El Dorado High School<br>Jaslene Eve Ortiz-Guillen, El Dorado High School<br>Elle Hannah Shen, El Dorado High School<br>Dean Walberg, El Dorado High School<br>Vania Jannine De Ungria, Esperanza High School<br>Natalie Miller, Esperanza High School<br>Katie Rentch, Esperanza High School<br>Hannah Yee, Esperanza High School<br>Carmen Arneson, Valencia High School<br>Eujin Kim, Valencia High School<br>Ximena Lopez-Hernandez, Valencia High School<br>Jasmin Padilla Macias, Valencia High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instrumental Music (13)<\/strong><br>Luke Carruth, El Dorado High School<br>Logan Johnson, El Dorado High School<br>Alan Juarez, El Dorado High School<br>Owen Krahl, El Dorado High School<br>Jonah Griffin, Valencia High School<br>Jaden Seunghoon Jung, Valencia High School<br>Camelia Adams, Yorba Linda High School<br>Conner Hearron, Yorba Linda High School<br>Coral Hsu, Yorba Linda High School<br>Sarah Kang, Yorba Linda High School<br>Jay Liu, Yorba Linda High School<br>Angelo Messina, Yorba Linda High School<br>Avery Seaman, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Arts (9)<\/strong><br>Alyssa Abernethy, El Dorado High School<br>Amy Cornelius, El Dorado High School<br>Jayden Vega, El Dorado High School<br>Ella Arevalos, Valencia High School<br>Kailani Cabaccang, Valencia High School<br>Jubilee Cisneros, Valencia High School<br>Brianny Guardado, Valencia High School<br>Anaheim Julissa Molina, Valencia High School<br>Eden Smith, Valencia High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Theater (15)<\/strong><br>JD Cavalluzzi, El Dorado High School<br>Kaitlyn De Tevis, El Dorado High School<br>Bailey Erney, El Dorado High School<br>Avery Henkenius, El Dorado High School<br>Riley Mills, El Dorado High School<br>Link Montgomery, El Dorado High School<br>Makaela Moore, El Dorado High School<br>Fernando Nu\u00f1ez Coindreau, El Dorado High School<br>Owen Switzer, El Dorado High School<br>Andrew Gardner, Yorba Linda High School<br>Raven Hale, Yorba Linda High School<br>Leilah Huttner, Yorba Linda High School<br>Cosette McCulloch, Yorba Linda High School<br>Addyson Shoup, Yorba Linda High School<br>Jennalyn Urquico, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocal Music (5)<\/strong><br>Elise Shum, El Dorado High School<br>Avalina Thomas, El Dorado High School<br>Jasper Chen, Yorba Linda High School<br>Kara Thompson, Yorba Linda High School<br>Angela Umholtz, Yorba Linda High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/03\/16\/orange-county-high-school-artist-of-the-year-2025-nominees-announced\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=2025-03-26&amp;utm_campaign=The+2025+Nominees+for+Artist+of+the+Year+Announced+Today+\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/03\/16\/orange-county-high-school-artist-of-the-year-2025-nominees-announced\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=2025-03-26&amp;utm_campaign=The+2025+Nominees+for+Artist+of+the+Year+Announced+Today+\">Click here for a complete list of the Orange County Artist of the Year nominees.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange County Register has recently announced the 2025 nominees for its annual Artist of the Year awards. 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